Severe air pollution events not avoided by reduced anthropogenic activities during COVID-19 outbreak

• Published in: Resources, conservation and recycling Vol. 158; p. 104814
• Main Authors: Wang, Pengfei, Chen, Kaiyu, Zhu, Shengqiang, Wang, Peng, Zhang, Hongliang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.07.2020
• Subjects: air pollution; air quality; anthropogenic activities; China; Coronavirus infections; COVID-19; Emission reduction; emissions; Meteorology; Orthocoronavirinae; pandemic; particulates; Severe air pollution; transportation; China; COVID-19; Emission reduction; Severe air pollution; China; Meteorology

Due to the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 in China, almost all avoidable activities in China are prohibited since Wuhan announced lockdown on January 23, 2020. With reduced activities, severe air pollution events still occurred in the North China Plain, causing discussions regarding why severe...